1985 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6 to March 9, 1985. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1985 Big East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1984–85
Teams	9
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Georgetown (4th title)
Winning coach	John Thompson (4th title)
MVP	Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
Television	TCS/Metrosports, ESPN
Big East men's basketball tournaments

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 St. John's	15	–	1		.938			31	–	4		.886
No. 1 Georgetown†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	3		.921
No. 15 Syracuse	9	–	7		.563			22	–	9		.710
Villanova	9	–	7		.563			25	–	10		.714
Pittsburgh	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Boston College	7	–	9		.438			20	–	11		.645
Connecticut	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
Providence	3	–	13		.188			11	–	20		.355
Seton Hall	1	–	15		.063			10	–	18		.357
† 1985 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1985 Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated St. John's in the championship game 92–80, to claim its second straight Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.

Bracket

	First round March 6, 1985					Quarterfinals March 7, 1985					Semifinals March 8, 1985					Championship Game March 9, 1985
						1	#2 St. John's	90
						8	Providence	62
	8	Providence	77OT
	9	Seton Hall	75
											1	#2 St. John's	89
											4	Villanova	74
						4	Villanova	69
						5	Pittsburgh	61
																1	#2 St. John's	80
																2	#1 Georgetown	92
						2	#1 Georgetown	93
						7	Connecticut	62
											2	#1 Georgetown	74
											3	#13 Syracuse	65
						3	#13 Syracuse	70
						6	Boston College	69

Quarterfinals summary

TCS MetroSports

Thursday, March 7 7:00 PM EST

#1 St. John's Redmen 90, #8 Providence Friars 62
Pts: W. Berry – 23 Rebs: W. Berry – 12 Asts: C. Mullin – 9		Pts: – 10 Rebs: – 6 Asts: – 4 Halftime Score: St. John's, 45-25

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591

Semifinals summary

TCS MetroSports

Friday, March 8 approx. 9:30 PM EST

#1 St. John's Redmen 89, #4 Villanova Wildcats 74
Pts: W. Berry – 22 Rebs: W. Berry – 11 Asts: C. Mullin – 11		Pts: – 27 Rebs: – 11 Asts: – 5 Halftime Score: St. John's, 35-29

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Mickey Crowley, Pete Pavia, Dick Paparo

Championship game summary

ESPN TCS MetroSports

Saturday, March 9 8:00 PM EST

#2 Georgetown Hoyas 92, #1 St. John's Redmen 80
Pts: – 19 Rebs: – 8 Asts: – 8		Pts: C. Mullin – 25 Rebs: W. Berry – 7 Asts: M. Moses – 7 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 47-40

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Larry Lembo, Pete Pavia, Dick Paparo

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

• Rafael Addison, Syracuse
• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
• Michael Jackson, Georgetown
• Bill Martin, Georgetown
• Chris Mullin, St. John's
• Ed Pinckney, Villanova

External links

• "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.